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Bipolar Facts from www.manicdepression.org

hope7951 posted:

An estimated 1-3% of the general population has bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder affects males and females at equal rates.

The peak age of onset of bipolar disorder is between the ages of 15 and 25.

Emil Kraeplin found that the average period of feeling "well" after a mood episode is:

4.3 years after the 1st episode
2.8 years after the 2nd episode
1.8 years after the 3rd episode
1.7 years after the 4th episode
1.5 years after the 5th episode

We recommend considering 5 factors for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder:

Age of onset
Course of symptoms
Family history
Response to treatment
Current signs and symptom

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1 Replies |Report This| Share this:Bipolar Facts from www.manicdepression.org</li><li> An estimated 1-3% of the general population has bipolar disorder. </li><li> Bipolar disorder affects males and females at equal rates. </li><li> The peak age of onset of bipolar disorder is between the ages of 15 and 25. </li><li> Emil Kraeplin found that the average period of feeling "well" after a mood episode is: <ul><li>4.3 years after the 1st episode </li><li>2.8 years after the 2nd episode </li><li>1.8 years after the 3rd episode </li><li>1.7 years after the 4th episode </li><li>1.5 years after the 5th episode </li></ul> </li><li> We recommend considering 5 factors for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder: <ul><li>Age of onset </li><li>Course of symptoms </li><li>Family history </li><li>Response to treatment </li><li>Current signs and symptom </li></ul></li>

maddie8415 responded:

wow....that 4.3 years of feeling well after the first episode is pretty much dead on for me. But this relapse I've had for the past 9 months or so has been a real monster and my sypmtoms have gotten worse....but with additional medication I'm at least appearing to respond to treatment. Therapy is helping too.

Report This| Share this:Bipolar Facts from www.manicdepression.orgwow....that 4.3 years of feeling well after the first episode is pretty much dead on for me. But this relapse I've had for the past 9 months or so has been a real monster and my sypmtoms have gotten worse....but with additional medication I'm at least appearing to respond to treatment. Therapy is helping too.

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